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Dante Grayson, wearing an orange Tennessee polo, smiles at the camera. A window in Ayres Hall is behind him.
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Dante Grayson Receives Highest Student Honor

As the Student Government Association president, a proponent of service and stewardship, as well as a dedicated and involved student, Dante Grayson fully embodies the Torchbearer in every way.
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The 2025 Regal Scholars with UT Knoxville Senior Vice Chancellor of Advancement Brian Broyles
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Welcoming the Fifteenth Cohort of Regal Scholars 

Leaders from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and representatives of Regal and the Regal Foundation joined together to celebrate UT’s 2024-25 Regal Scholars during an event held March 4.
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Denise Tran, Jonathan Mai, and their two sons pose for a photo with the Smokey mascot during a 2023 UT alumni tailgate.
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UT Parents’ Journey to Education Fuels Volunteer Futures 

While Denise Tran and Jonathan Mai hold several degrees between them, not one diploma came from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—yet several of the more than two dozen students they financially supported to attend college studied at UT, including their two sons and multiple recipients of the UT scholarship they established. 
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